LEO Network - Search Resultshttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net2024-03-29T15:12:44Zhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/Images/logo.pnguuid:9D426B93-87C8-4D9F-AA16-193BB67AEFB6One of the rarest fish on the planet is dying in the Keys. Scientists are struggling to find out why2024-03-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Key West, Florida, United States</h3><p>March 8, 2024</p><p>Sawfish, and about 30 other species of fish, are turning up sick and dying in the Lower Keys as questions mount over what's causing it. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/0B2D2392-CF45-43CE-AB63-F87310615845'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/9D426B93-87C8-4D9F-AA16-193BB67AEFB6'>Read more...</a></p></div>24.55524 -81.78163uuid:A7D8E230-248D-410E-9C27-0E724AA296D6Cuvier’s beaked whale found dead on Kodiak Island2024-02-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 22, 2024</p><p>A healthy Cuvier's beaked whale, typically a deep-sea dweller, was found dead on Kodiak Island with no clear cause of death.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/164CF981-7CEB-44FD-94F9-33C65E8C2CF9'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/A7D8E230-248D-410E-9C27-0E724AA296D6'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:FD189B11-0029-4317-99A9-B992A3C358C7No other polar bears in Kuujjuaq after Tuesday’s incident, police say 2024-01-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada</h3><p>January 31, 2024</p><p>Police confirm no further polar bear sightings in Kuujjuaq following the shooting of a young bear in the town center, with ongoing vigilance for potential wildlife threats.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/46BD6E6A-32FB-4DBC-BC03-ADE5A81CFA1E'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/FD189B11-0029-4317-99A9-B992A3C358C7'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.106686 -68.403878uuid:FDED65AD-B8FD-4064-8DEE-3C9246EBC696DOC warning after mass stranding deaths2024-01-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bahia Peninsula</h3><p>January 26, 2024</p><p>A pod of about 45 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins stranded on Sunday afternoon at Taylor’s Bay on Mahia Peninsula.The Department of Conservation is warning water-goers to be cautious near Mahia peninsula as the remains of stranded whales and dolphins may attract sharks.
</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/EDDEB574-8C89-4A86-A486-610B829137A3'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/FDED65AD-B8FD-4064-8DEE-3C9246EBC696'>Read more...</a></p></div>-39.15 177.9uuid:06986895-A3DF-4CBF-B0C9-1626EEBBA1B5Minister Alarmed by Plastic Pollution on Eldey Island2023-12-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Eldey Island</h3><p>December 13, 2023</p><p>The expedition revealed that gannets have easy access to plastic, as their nests are mostly made from plastic debris. Hundreds of dead gannets were also observed by the experts, with it being estimated that three factors played a role in their deaths: natural attrition, bird flu, and plastic pollution.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/F254617E-0594-438D-80CA-30E0900AE87D'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/06986895-A3DF-4CBF-B0C9-1626EEBBA1B5'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.7408888888889 -22.9575555555556uuid:A319C4F7-D31E-4F4D-BA54-8E5855DF9376Rare fin whale found dead near Kodiak2023-12-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>December 12, 2023</p><p>A rare, emaciated fin whale was found dead near Kodiak, Alaska, with the local Sun'aq Tribe conducting a necropsy. There isn’t enough data for biologists to declare a trend yet, but these whales are being found on the heels of an unusual mortality event for gray whales in the Pacific Ocean. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/0496CB9E-9539-4FD5-B295-CFCADBF93412'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/A319C4F7-D31E-4F4D-BA54-8E5855DF9376'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:664E3874-E658-48A2-A788-8A34ABC981A452-foot-long dead fin whale washes up on San Diego beach; cause of death unclear2023-12-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>San Diego, California, United States</h3><p>December 11, 2023</p><p>It is not common to see fin whales stranding along the West Coast. The species tends to stay in deeper water compared with gray whales, which travel from 10,000 to 14,000 miles (16,000 to 22,500 kilometers) round trip up and down the coast in annual migrations. There were not obvious signs of the cause of death. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/A4F4BA3B-C777-43F6-A82B-C2BEB4BB6492'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/664E3874-E658-48A2-A788-8A34ABC981A4'>Read more...</a></p></div>32.71533 -117.15726uuid:E6DC5B05-6CBE-426A-958C-C890F59860B452-foot-long dead fin whale washes up on San Diego beach; cause of death unclear2023-12-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>San Diego, California, United States</h3><p>December 11, 2023</p><p>A 52-foot fin whale carcass appeared on a San Diego beach with no clear cause of death; it was towed back to sea.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/9A19BCAC-A77C-4020-8EE2-58F2615D8205'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/E6DC5B05-6CBE-426A-958C-C890F59860B4'>Read more...</a></p></div>32.71533 -117.15726uuid:175E5B09-0488-4F54-BFE3-0F3DF702DA5BThousands of tons of dead sardines wash ashore in northern Japan2023-12-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan</h3><p>December 8, 2023</p><p>The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about a kilometer (0.6 mile) long. Takashi Fujioka, a Hakodate Fisheries Research Institute said the fish may have been chased by larger fish, become exhausted due to a lack of oxygen while moving in a densely packed school, and were washed up by the waves. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/BB8EFBF3-2AF7-4A35-92A7-DC0A8DB21088'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/175E5B09-0488-4F54-BFE3-0F3DF702DA5B'>Read more...</a></p></div>41.77583 140.73667uuid:A59119AD-64BE-4263-A91F-FBDF954EAD74Mass deaths of elephant seals recorded as bird flu sweeps across the Antarctic2023-12-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>South Georgia, Sandwich Islands</h3><p>December 8, 2023</p><p>The virus was first reported among brown skua on Bird Island, off South Georgia. Since then, researchers and observers have reported mass deaths of elephant seals, as well as increased deaths of fur seals, kelp gulls and brown skua at several other sites. Researchers warn of one of ‘largest ecological disasters of modern times’ if the highly contagious disease reaches penguin colonies.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/EC53E544-6063-4541-97B8-DD282070ED78'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/A59119AD-64BE-4263-A91F-FBDF954EAD74'>Read more...</a></p></div>-54.25 -36.75uuid:22D9076B-16F1-46E4-9797-7B8AF3215C66Stanley declared a temporary control zone as first case of avian flu confirmed2023-11-03T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Stanley, Falkland Islands</h3><p>November 3, 2023</p><p>Stanley, Falkland Islands, establishes a temporary control zone following the confirmation of its first avian flu case.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/29587CA6-CCAD-4BDD-9B37-709629502BBB'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/22D9076B-16F1-46E4-9797-7B8AF3215C66'>Read more...</a></p></div>-51.7 -57.85uuid:090F93B2-FB98-47F9-8CB8-BE5546B95B20Avian flu detected on poultry farm in Chilliwack, B.C. 2023-10-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>October 23, 2023</p><p>The H5N1 strain of avian flu has been detected on a poultry farm in Chilliwack, British Columbia, marking the first confirmed case in the province this fall and prompting increased precautions among poultry farmers.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/CC1B4FE0-FBA3-49FA-9C15-16397D5823B0'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/090F93B2-FB98-47F9-8CB8-BE5546B95B20'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.16638 -121.95257uuid:4FB3E4CD-D380-4446-A7DE-3B0BBF8FCEF9Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Pocahontas and Guthrie counties: No public health concern, says CDC2023-10-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Iowa, United States</h3><p>October 23, 2023</p><p>Two cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed in Pocahontas and Guthrie counties in Iowa, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that there is no public health concern.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/F7ED2DD6-EAE0-416E-A42C-CAC9A26C085D'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/4FB3E4CD-D380-4446-A7DE-3B0BBF8FCEF9'>Read more...</a></p></div>42.0869507820775 -93.4967816941637uuid:C0BBBFE2-07B2-47E3-8EA2-44BB83741A3DSeveral hundred reindeer drowned in Porsanger2023-10-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Skáiddejávri in Porsanger, Norway</h3><p>October 21, 2023</p><p>Several hundred reindeer drowned in Porsanger during their migration from summer to winter pastures, causing significant loss for the district and prompting the local government to offer crisis support to affected reindeer owners.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/6EBECFAC-AF6C-49D0-AF56-C8E91D44C6B8'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/C0BBBFE2-07B2-47E3-8EA2-44BB83741A3D'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.2710448498387 24.6475362862106uuid:54B72E49-18BD-4989-A0A4-6C4C01E3ED3BOutbreak of avian flu on Hopen 2023-10-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen</h3><p>October 13, 2023</p><p>There have been similar, even larger outbreaks of avian flue in seabird colonies in north Norway. In some cases, the losses were dramatic and major fractions of the colonies were wiped out. In Spitsbergen, avian flu was found for the first time in 2002, but the recent outbreak on Hopen is the largest one so far.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/31EEEFC1-C964-4E43-AA20-6A151842EA8B'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/54B72E49-18BD-4989-A0A4-6C4C01E3ED3B'>Read more...</a></p></div>78.2231558 15.6463656uuid:7B7E6778-6E03-4043-A0BD-B19F2ED3136EAlaska cancels snow crab harvest again due to population concerns2023-10-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 6, 2023</p><p>The snow crab harvest in Alaska has been canceled for the second year in a row due to concerns about population sustainability, but red king crab and Tanner crab will be available for commercial fishermen this season. Last year was the first time in history the U.S. snow crab fishery was closed. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said the harvests were closed over concerns about long-term conservation and the sustainability of crab stocks.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/7F37528E-8DD5-4FFD-942D-7EC0B3E94CE0'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/7B7E6778-6E03-4043-A0BD-B19F2ED3136E'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:0F6C70A0-0A15-4B4E-BAC2-8959D75BB586Humpback found dead near Kodiak gets Alaska's first 2023 whale necropsy2023-10-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 2, 2023</p><p>A humpback whale found dead near Kodiak Island in Alaska undergoes the state's first whale necropsy of 2023 in an effort to determine the cause of death and understand the shrinking humpback population in the area, with initial findings suggesting the whale may have been struck by a boat.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/0FE15995-1162-4565-B0C4-F4F8798FDA52'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/0F6C70A0-0A15-4B4E-BAC2-8959D75BB586'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:A0F1C37A-BB25-4267-9C58-C97A1AA06488Nearly a Million Dead Fish Wash Up on Louisiana Coast, Commercial Fishing Boats to Blame2023-09-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Abbeville, Louisiana, United States</h3><p>September 21, 2023</p><p>Nearly a million dead fish, including redfish and menhaden, washed ashore in southwest Louisiana due to commercial fishing boats dumping an estimated 850,000 fish from their overfilled nets, sparking calls for stricter limits on the state's commercial menhaden fishery.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/631D1E3F-89CB-4A30-B0C2-6F6D1273BAEB'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/A0F1C37A-BB25-4267-9C58-C97A1AA06488'>Read more...</a></p></div>29.6804172118167 -92.2192771991101uuid:AC97939C-C900-43D5-BC4F-99E20CA3406DLocal Animal Rescue Group Sees Influx of Sea Lions Suffering From Potentially Fatal Bacteria Infection2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Northern California, United States</h3><p>September 14, 2023</p><p>A local animal rescue in Northern California warns of a surge in sea lions with a potentially fatal bacterial infection, leptospirosis, and advises dog owners to keep pets away.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E4DA9F3C-3311-4CB9-BF9A-D97DA83299C6'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/AC97939C-C900-43D5-BC4F-99E20CA3406D'>Read more...</a></p></div>39.7704155591946 -124.018993377686uuid:529625DC-1D5D-46BD-9C5D-60DAA87410C9H5 avian influenza detected for the first time in elephant seals 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:12:44ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, Argentina</h3><p>September 13, 2023</p><p>NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) confirmed new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 detected in marine mammals in Comodoro Rivadavia, Rada Tilly and Punta Tombo, Chubut. The agency’s National Laboratory diagnosed new samples positive for the disease, which were taken from sea lions and elephant seals found dead in the aforementioned places. Based on notification, […]</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/02FB4C28-A68F-40C9-A697-D55C53A6D618'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/529625DC-1D5D-46BD-9C5D-60DAA87410C9'>Read more...</a></p></div>-45.86413 -67.49656